# Yamaha Motor Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Yamaha Motor Ventures is a corporate vc based in United States. 2 investments on record, 1 in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026.

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# Yamaha Motor Ventures

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 2 cheques on record.

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Corporate VC Deploying now

Pre-seed Seed Series A ESG Water Circular Economy

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**100%** of best year **1** **cheques in 12 months**, 2 on record

Since the last cheque **44** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$17M** Cheque size, as they say **$500K – $5.0M** Rounds led **0 of 2**

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## Yamaha Motor Ventures highlights

- 01 1 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series A: 100% of its rounds

## What they do

> Yamaha Motor Ventures is investing in early stage startups that are changing the world of Mobility, AgTech, and HealthTech. From their own website

- **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $500K – $5.0M as they say
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B
- **Sectors:** ESG Water Circular Economy
- **Based in:** Palo Alto, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **2 appearances**

- **2026** 1 round
- **Sept** **[Axya](https://millionrounds.com/company/axya)** Series A · CA · BetaKit **$12M** With 7 others
- **2016** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Veniam](https://millionrounds.com/company/veniam)** **$22M** With 6 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

We hold **11** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$17M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 2 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** $500K – $5.0M
- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A said *1*
- Pre-seed said *-*
- Seed said *-*
- Series B said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

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## Recently backed

The latest companies Yamaha Motor Ventures put money into.

[**Veniam** $22M · Nov 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/veniam)

## Quick answers about Yamaha Motor Ventures

### What does Yamaha Motor Ventures invest in?

Yamaha Motor Ventures invests most often at Series A (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as ESG, Water and Circular Economy.

### How active is Yamaha Motor Ventures?

2 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

### What has Yamaha Motor Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Axya (Series A, Sept 2026) and Veniam (Nov 2016).

### How big are Yamaha Motor Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $17M. It says it writes cheques of $500K to $5.0M.

### Is Yamaha Motor Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

### What kind of investor is Yamaha Motor Ventures?

Yamaha Motor Ventures is a corporate VC based in Palo Alto, United States.

### Where does this information on Yamaha Motor Ventures come from?

From 1 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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